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Anthony_Pelchat t1_j6ictzg wrote

Reply to comment by nickel_dime in Number of manned orbital launches by year, 1961-2022 by firefly-metaverse

>nd if you plotted number of people sent into space instead of launches, the Space Shuttle era would really stand out.

I'm wondering how that would have looked in the last two years as well? Dragon is now sending 4 at a time frequently vs 2-3 at a time on Soyuz. Not going to make a drastic difference, but should look interesting as well.

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Marxbrosburner t1_j6ifrli wrote

How many went up at a time in the shuttle?

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CrimsonEnigma t1_j6kgz4e wrote

Usually 7.

Early missions were less, but it usually flew with a full component (technically it could do 8, but they had to attach an extra seat whenever they did).

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Anthony_Pelchat t1_j6jxooq wrote

Typically 4 but frequently more (going off memory). Up to 8 at a time.

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